The Meeker herald., 1887-08-06
Colorado Midland Equipment.

tracks and one OF the most attractive
lines in ,he country, but lis passenger
equipment also viii equal that Of any
other road east or west, and will far
surpas, the average.
/ The Pullman Palace Car company Is
building the entire outfit at the shops In
Pullman. Illinois. a part of the order.
including the drawing room and sleep
Ing ears. has already been delivered,
wis, the remaining ears are rapidly
nearing completion.
The equipment includes drawing
room and sleeping ears. frs''class day
coaches, seraah-class .sFs. combination
baggage and passcnscrl cars. suburban
ears, baggage, mail and express ears
ard the specifications throughout call
for pullman Standard" with all the
most recea, appliances and Improve.
msnts.
The color selected for tile cyt.riors Is
rich dark umh-r. which while not ~
striking ut III. ,irst glance rs some Of
the lIyel!cr ,ints, wears well and does
no, - soon iunk shabby" All the ears
are equipped with wcstinchous. auto
matte mir brs,cs. and Miller platforms.
modified for greater security on grades
and curves; while the wheels through
out are either Allen paper wheels or tlic
Paige patent s;.cl-iirci wheels. The
trucks are Of the Pullman standard pat
t-rn-,hnsr under tho sleeping coaches
having six. nnd those under the other
ears, four wheels each. The a,lcs are
all of Otis steel.
The windows arr unusually large. so
as to give the rss, possible view OF the
scenery In passing. They have double
ss,shcs. and ARE =, inches wide by ~
inches high. Heat Is applied by Bakers
pa,cn, heaters, placed In closets lined
with incombusiihlc material. over
which lis laid n shc.,in. q. rim, for pro
lection agains, lire; IN ease Of accident,
an important feature for heating cars
tina; will lie much appreciated by the
travelling public. The ears are ycn,il.
at.'i from the ends. and the large clear.
story sashcs provide lmpl. supplement-
AIRY ventilation.
The seats ar- Sc, low. with high
backs-a feature that any one tina, has
Travelled much Will appreciate.
The drawing noon and sleeping ears
arr luxurious masterpieces of cuustruc.
,ion. being a!mus, exact duplicates of
the Pullman ycsiibulc ears, Of which 80
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cnco being ,ha, in the Midland cars the
exterior s.stibulc Is omitted. though
the construction Is such that they can
he added whenever they may H. found
desirable. These ears are IA fee, q
inches long by @ feet ; inches wide over
III. sills. The interiors. including III.
drawing rooms. arr finished In mahog.
any, white the smoking rooms arc done
in genuine English oak.
The ceilings are of white wood. richly
decorated. The windows are wide and
high with double combination Gothic
mahogany sashcs. and the lights In ,h.
cleM-siory are of French embossed
glass. The seats ARE upholstered III
maroon and old gold plush. and the
iloors are covered with rich Wilton car.
pets. while the trimmings are all silver.
plated. Each car is furnished with
nine two-light center lamps aud four
single light bracket lamps. thus making
1t entirely easy TO read the finest print
at night.
I There are three saloons one ladies'
one genilemen's. and private saloon
in the annex 10 the drawing room. BE.
sides the drawing rooms. each car con.
tains ten sections. or twenty double
berths. These ears are among the
handsomcst that have ever left the Pull.
man shops.
The tirst-class day coaches. which
will be run on all except suburban
trains, are Is feet long. and u feet 4
inches high from top of sills to unde,
plate. There are sixteen windows to q
side. the sashes being mahogany.
The interior finish is mahogany with
oak panelling. The seats are Mnson'.
patent with mahogany frames, and hig,
backs. upholstered in maroon and ole
gold plush. The glass in the clear
story is embossed and the ceilings ar,
panelled and decorated. The trim
mings throughout are Of bronze. ant
light is supplied by four double centel
lamps arranged in line. about doubl,
: the number of lamps ordinarily used il
passenger cars. Each car is provided
with two saloons and two marble wash.
stands. and have handsome smok.
ing rooms finished in solid mahogany
with large mirror in each, an enterely
new feature in ordinary passenger
coaches and one tha, the travelling pub